Want to own your own AM radio station? I do! WTAB is for sale!! This heritage AM station looks cool! 

Love it! Love to listen to the clear channels late at night.

@@FarpointFarms When I first saw their setup I couldn't believe it. It was so old fashioned.

I am OK with that- Everyone could be a guest DJ

Do a go fund me... It has to be where an income generating ticket.. Needs to get underwriting or funds somewhere,, If you made it non profit you can do on air fund raising,, Etc,, It would be nice! If it happened I volunteer as an engineer,, from tower to control room .. (verified experience)

How cool is that- If you still have some old pics I would love to see them.

@@FarpointFarms wish I did hoss but sadly don’t !!!!!!

My late friend Arnie established Ms. Beasley communications group. He worked all aspects of broadcasting starting out as a DJ/ presenter, sales and marketing, and engineering. As well as owning a couple of Television stations. His first DJ job he had in is contract that he would receive 20% of sales he generated from his radio program. Lost his 3 years ago last August.

Wow. Sounds like a cool job, but it's sad that so many of the smaller stations are automated.

I bet you could do 2200 with it

Sounds fun!

I think it is a generational thing, the younger generation just doesn't seem to get how cool it would be to be your own DJ

It would make a great ham shack

That would be cool

My thoughts- they are on commission so you think they would be returning every call or email

I am poor. Plus I'd have to move. It is the perfect setup, but not the perfect setup for me.

Bucket item for me

The market it covers is huge for tourism, I think it could do well- Not a huge money maker, but enough to pay the bills.

I agree 1000% Wish my area had more than an hour or so of local programming.

Does anyone under the age of 60 listen to AM radio anymore? With so many other forms of road casting and streaming services available, not sure who listens (or even has an AM radio) any longer.

The realtors will not deal with you unless you have you non-profit or commercial cooperation established and pre-approval for you loans. Their are also the licensee transfer and registration fees that need to be obtained. The purchase of the land , buildings, and equipment is just a small part of it.

​@@VickyGeaganwell if the realtor didnt returns his calls how do they know if he has all that or not 😂

Exactly- Emails take little time to send. Simple communication can help qualify a potential buyer.

@@michaelroot6064 They can smell it 😂😂😂

that would be a field trip I would have gone on. There is very little AM here- it is a shame

It's not a bad price, and I hope it sells, but it's too rich for my blood. The last one we looked at was $140K for land and station. Same wattage. It is now an apartment complex as no one bought it either. AM is going to fade away faster and faster now.

@@FarpointFarms was that WBCN 1660 AM in Charlotte?

This is a dream that maybe would come true

Thanks for the tip

I figure I still have 20 years in me. Let's hope I can find one in that time.

I have big dreams and some very expensive ones.

Truth

@@FarpointFarms the FCC takes it's orders from the evil Vatican of Rome. All of the U.S. Federal agencies do.

For what?

We only live once, we might as well use it to the fullest

Me too!

I am glad to hear that you are still with it 50 years later- That is a passion

Here is a good one. If the whole 300 foot tower is hot as would be for 1370 kHZ. And you put a A-99 on top. How do you get a ground plain for the A-99???? There has to be copper ground wires buried all around that tower as was the practice to get a ground plain.

@2148aa- Don't ruin a good dream with reality--- If it was possible, that would be awesome reception- Get the entire US without skip

Wife did not think it was a good idea. She is right sometime

He was funny back in the day- I have kinda aged out of him

@@FarpointFarms same here I haven't watched him for many years he is a sellout

Baba-BOOEY!

That movie literally got me started in my radio quest. I saw it in 1997 and was hooked on the idea of being on the air. I bought a Ramsey AM-25 transmitter and got on the air Pirate style. In 2004 upgraded to a Rangmaster and then found Shoutcast and started broadcasting there as well. I'd love to run a real AM station, but the years are not on my side. Still "Talk hard", is something that stuck with me. Good music, real DJ and lots of truth!

@@FarpointFarms when is the last time you rewatched that movie? I was amazed at how relevant it is in today's environment

I know, right

I would LOVE it! Sadly I don't have the talent or the viewer base to pull that off.

Great points to look for- Reading the fine print

@@FarpointFarms ; Also, unless you can get a programming feed that includes all commercials, you will need to do sales. Radio advertising sales is a full-time, full-speed, fast-burnout hustle. And, on-air personalities are a lot of sorority drama. Get a stress test and full cardiac exam, before buying a radio station.

You and me both my friend!

I still am trying to find a way- why not is what I say

You are correct- it is hard to get companies willing to advertise on radio in general but especially AM. It might be OK if you can get some of the touristy spots to advertise. The powerbill alone would be huge each month I would assume $5k-8k a month. That is a lot

@@FarpointFarms I was also wondering how many people are actually listening to this station and how big is the DBA area.. (How many people are in the coverage area of the station) This can give factors into how much ads would cost verse how many people are listening,,, this can calculate ad funding potential,, the biggest thing is what to broadcast that listeners will support.. what format? Is the current format equates funds that pay the bills?, classical, news talk? MOR? what genre sells? And what about staff? Would you do it remotely or live on site? Some tough questions.. Its a lot and I know it can be done.. but man what a challenge that can be so rewarding!

Remember. turkeys can't fly.

I would be about free speech and having fun. The way radio should be

​@@FarpointFarms, WKRP in Cincinnati...can you do a credible Dr. Johnny Fever? I do wonder if such an endeavor would be viable. Would it be self-sustaining as far as monthly bills paid, etc,.? No telling, yet it brings up an interesting thought process, assuming money wasn't a central factor. That guy is not me, so the dream remains as such :)

I don't think my knees, back and whole body would like that- Not to mention the high amounts of electricity flowing through the lines

If it was only that easy

Me too.

I really wonder if there would be a way to setup a station like this with 100% home grown content. It would take a lot of effort, but what a great time it would be to see that happen.

Good to Know

You are right about that! This would make for an excellent hobby station.

Pretty cool station!

Will do!

I bet more than it would take in. Electricity alone would be $10k a month give or take

I know right

Look up my grid fleata Alabama 😮

I loved that show!!

Good point- If you don't want a listing as a realtor, don't take it.

I am not sure, something good to look into

@@FarpointFarms It should have been pointed out in the listing that you would have to file with the FCC separately for approval.

Wow. I never really thought of that. Maybe I'll start a go-fund me for a radio station!

It's been 13 months since I had a live show. Sadly I am not working 3 jobs, and as a result, time is very hard to find. If I start a new season up, I'll make an announcement.

@@FarpointFarms thank you. Just found the podcast version yesterday. Listened to a bunch of episodes. Really enjoyed it. I also enjoy your RU-vid channel! Just ordered my first shortwave radio.

The wife was weird about me doing that-

Umm... Its a radio station. I could hear them broadcasting live while I was standing there, so that was not an option.

I never found out since the realtor never called me back!

@FarpointFarms I would have asked at station, but that just me

@SpecialEd101 I don't know what the market is like there. Our area was metro and the big cities were more expensive. But I would say 350k for that site is a great price. Look at the tower map and see who is in the area. Look to sell tower space We had lots of commercial users renting space on our towers. We rented the tower, the building, racks space, electric, phone, and Internet. We had Ham Radio clubs buy tower access And there are hobbyist who need locations for receiving signals. Scanner clubs buy space and they feed the scanner audio to the Internet Rail fans do the same thing Since all the feeds are now pay services, people have money for the hobbies If you have 5000 people who are willing to pay 10 dollars a month to hear the train communications and someone is willing to set up a feed, they will put in the equipment and pay you a monthly rental fee. The bandwidth is usually very low for these Some clubs would get their own Internet access at the tower. I would install a 700, an 800 a 900 and a VHF and a UHF antenna at the top and a preamp and run a single cable down to the hut. Then I would put ads on the website and the station and post on Radio Reference that you have receive only access at your site to rent to any groups. Local emergency services might want to rent tower space for a backup And cellular companies might rent a piece of land to install a tower Lots of potential income

The cost of them are way cheaper now. Radio stations are not a hot item

I agree, but those commercials are what pay the bills

I think it would be neat to own one But AM market not very big , FM is not as big as 70s thru 90s was But wife and I still turn on some talk shows on AM , music on FM But we older ( 59, 60 ) grew up with radio ( AM,/FM in the car, and boom boxes ,exc ) very neat times NO net, cells

I would certainly love to own and run a station, but I feel I would lose money on it as I'd want to run it with local shows, local ads, and local music. No money in that apparently!